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Consists of papers [for a conference on 'Language in a Biological Frame' at the Salk Institute, Jul 1969] on: 'Possible Preadaptations for Language in the Behavior of Monkeys and Apes' by Peter Carlton Reynolds (Stanford University); 'The Biological Foundations of Language' by Bronowski (May 1969); 'Brain and Language' by Karl H Pribham (Jun 1969); 'The Fundamental and Specific Characteristics of Human Language' by Roman Jakobson; and 'The Capacity for Language' by Ursula Bellugi-Klima.

Notes for what is now 2/1.

Rough work for accounts for work done to the college: including work in the Master's Lodge (£42 3d) Courts (£58 4s 3d) the Chapel (3s), Kitchen (£1 1s 2d), Rooms (£15 1s 7d), Estates (£1 1s 1d), Dead money (£115 19s 1d), Buttery (3s). Undated, with 'Ellis' signed by each sum total.

With an envelope listing the articles.

Two plans of a proposed estate near Willow Walk

Includes song lyrics, musical scores, scripts and correspondence relating to Rooster pantomimes and other performances

Lampshade decorated with the title 'The Roosters, breakfast at lunchtime, hangover Sunday, 12 June 1960'. Signed by, presumably, members of the Roosters and female guests.

Photograph shows attendees of a Roosters dinner in the College Hall.

Attendees at the Roosters Dinner in Hall

Group photograph of Roosters and guests taken outside

Group photograph of Roosters and guests taken outside

Attendees at the Roosters Dinner in Hall

Attendees at the Roosters Dinner in Hall

Group photograph of Roosters and guests taken in First Court by C and D staircases.

Some of those in the photograph include Mick Bond, Wendy Barlow (Bond), Jan Balkwill, Doug Elliott, Andrew Hopkinson, Jonny Garner, Bruce Cohen, Ian Fergusson, Hugh Fitzwilliams, Simon Harcourt Williams, Peter Allen, Mark Moreton, Simon Banks, John Nash, Richard Bainbridge, Martin Down, Graham Wade, Bill Elliott, Chris McDouall, Simon Barber, Christopher Dean, Ian Streat, Gavin Streat, Clifford Streat, Eileen Streat, Christopher Schneider, Richard Alexander, Guy Blaker, Peter Blaker, Dawn Blaker, Bill Thorpe (?), Alan Percival, Helen Roberts, Ronald Roberts, Miles Roberts, Brian Walton, Peter Baelz, John Beveridge, Andrew Beeston, Stuart Alexander, Sheila Alexander, Freddy Brittain, Muriel Brittain, Brian Blench, Will Purvis.

Attendees at the Roosters Dinner in Hall

Attendees at the Roosters Dinner in Hall

Attendees at the Roosters Dinner in Hall

Attendees at the Rooster's Annual Dinner in Hall

The Roosters was founded in 1907 by a New Zealander called J. H. Allen as a light-hearted debating society. It celebrated its Bicentenary 184 years in advance "to save posterity the trouble"

Group photograph of Roosters and guests taken in Pump Court opposite K and L staircases. Some individuals in photograph have been named as Jack Nichols (on unicycle), Marta Ciechanowicz (wearing beret), Ian Blaney (wearing top hat) Luke Busbridge (with bongo drum).

Book containing minutes from 5 Nov. 1908 onwards. At the front is an elaborate coloured title page and list of members; then two pages have been cut out - presumably they were pages containing earlier minutes. After the series of minutes is a list of past and present members on active service, 1914. At the end of the volume are subscription records for 1909-14.

Total of £5 11s 3d paid to J Goode & Sons for work on rooms:
Letter C, No.1 = Bedroom painted 3 times, light sashes & frames, skirting
Letter C, No.2 = , light sashes, chimney piece painted, cleaning
Letter D, No.2 = Great Room painted, light sashes & frames, , chimney piece, cleaning
Letter E, No.2 = Dado 3 times
Letter H, No.3 = Door painted, Light sash both sides
Letter J, No.3 = Dado 3 times, chimney piece painted,
Letter L, No.3 = Coal bin varnished
Letter M, No.2 = Chimney piece and stove
Letter M, No.5 = Bedroom painted, skirting

Contains amounts paid for rooms and names of occupants.

11 x 13

The Master and Fellow of Jesus College To P. Chapman
Jan 12 Mondins Bogg Room
March 24 Mondins Bogg Room
May 28 Mondins (?) and Fellows garden
Nov 20 Mondins Fence in new garden
11 shillings

Includes report by Rattee and Kett on work required to improve roofs around College, June 1915;

Pencil drawing of roof plan with annotations and coloured mark ups. Scale: 1/8"

Comprises correspondence with Ronald Clark (biographer and science and technology correspondent for 'The Director') on arranging to see Bronowski to discuss science, and sending a copy of 'Britain's air defences suffered from personal dispute' by Clark (copy included but badly faded).

Also includes a list of Bronowski's publications to Sep 1969.

Includes:

(1) signed menus for Rooster dinners and events, 1944-8;

(2) menu for Jesus Boat Club Lent Races dinner, 1947;

(3) Jesus College Athletics Club dinner menu, June 1946;

(4) Jesus College Rugby Club dinner, November 1944;

(5) Jesus College rugby and jugernaut dinner, December 1945;

(6) Jesus College Rugby Club fixture cards, 1946-7;

(7) Photographs showing Hooper in school rugby team and possibly carrying out Home Guard or Officer Training Corps duties, c. 1943-47.

Correspondence of Ronald Tress with Christopher Brooke

19.2 x 28.9

Comprises correspondence between Bronowski and Shattuck, a tentative outline of a book by Shattuck entitled 'The Throwback: The Story of Joseph-Victor, Wild Boy of Aveyron', and a memorandum to the file about Shattuck.

[Shattuck was a researcher due to work at the Salk Institute with Bronowski, under the Council for Biology in Human Affairs].

Comprises correspondence relating to Brown (Department of Social Relations, Harvard University) being invited to be a Visiting Fellow at the Salk Institute (declined), with a list of publications by Brown and a brief biography from a grant application.

Administrative file created by Roger Bowers [Director of Music Studies] relating to the activities of the Music Society including: notices on performances; notes on concert organisation; correspondence about equipment being left in the music practice rooms; irregularities in music room bookings; notes about rock bands in the College; notice about the hours when amplified music could be practised; and a list of Music Society Committee Members and an outline of their roles and responsibilities

A welcome programme from a Bergen rowing club consisting of National anthems and rowing songs.

Comprises correspondence between Bronowski and Robin Scott on scheduling showings of 'The Ascent of Man' including disagreeing over the original time-slot. Also contains a letter from Sylvia Fitzgerald thanking Robin Scott for his help on the day that Bronowski died.